This story has been updated to reflect the correct year Dietrich’s Meats was founded. When Verna Dietrich turned 90 in 2021, 1,500 people showed up…
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Plans for a large distribution center on Hilltop Road in Maxatawny Township are effectively canceled after supervisors dismissed the developers’ request for land use approval.…
Restaurants took over the 200 block of Main Street to showcase their best small menu offerings for Kutztown Community Partnership‘s annual Dinner on Main event…
PHILADELPHIA – Gov. Josh Shapiro was greeted with a standing ovation on Tuesday from thousands of people attending a campaign rally for Vice President Kamala…
An Exeter Township woman is accused of financially exploiting a 78-year-old woman for whom she was the primary in-home caretaker. Jennifer Konen, 46, of the…
When Abilities in Motion moved into a more spacious facility, it made a promise to the people it serves. The operators of the nonprofit organization…
The Berks County District Attorney’s office is concerned about a proposed Reading ordinance to control unregulated guns in the city. The proposed ordinance would target…
The Muhlenberg Community Library will hold a Mess-tival and sidewalk book sale on Saturday. The Mess-tival runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Participants can…
Company Name: DMH Business Solutions LLC Number of years in business: 15 Founder: Brenda Bierkamp Founded: 2009 Year current ownership acquired the business: 2009 Where is the company…
It’s been a busy summer so far for the Reading Recreation Commission. “We have a lot of things going on,” Dr. Daphne Klahr, executive director…
Three Reading residents have been charged in what prosecutors describe as the neglect-related death of a 6-year-old girl in their care. Investigators said the child…
POTTSTOWN — The Justice Bell Replica, a symbol of the fight for women’s voting rights, arrived at Montgomery County Community College’s Pottstown Campus on Monday…
The Lebanon VA Medical Center again has been named the top VA medical center in the U.S. for patient experience. The center achieved the highest…
Berks Community Health Center will celebrate National Health Center Week with two Community Day events this week in Reading. BCHC’s celebration begins Tuesday with Community…
The annual Fleetwood Community Carnival this year saw some high temperatures but concluded on a high note with fireworks, thanks to a new nonprofit organization.…
If Kamala Harris picks Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro as her vice presidential running mate, the numbers are the motivation. “I think if that’s the case,…